‘Forever our Little Angel’: Funeral arrangements for Limerick boy killed in collision
Peter Mulcaire, from Rathkeale, had only started pre-school last week
THE FUNERAL arrangements have been announced for a two-year-old boy who died in a road traffic collision in County Limerick on Saturday afternoon.
It is understood Peter Mulcaire was playing at the time of the tragedy in Abbey Court, Rathkeale shortly after 3:50pm. He was conveyed to University Hospital Limerick for treatment of serious injuries where he was subsequently pronounced deceased. Peter had only started preschool last week
A death notice on rip.ie reads: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the sudden and unexpected death of our beautiful little boy Peter Mulcaire aged just 2 years”.
Peter is predeceased by members of the Harty and Mulcaire Families.
The child is deeply mourned and forever loved by his heartbroken parents Kerrie and James, his loving brother Jim and sister Delilah, grandparents, great- grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, extended Harty and Mulcaire Families.
"Forever our Little Angel, May He Rest in Eternal Peace," reads the death notice.
Peter will repose in Cross’s Funeral Home, Gerald Griffin Street, Limerick city on Tuesday September 8 from 6pm to 8pm, followed by removal to St Mary’s Church in Rathkeale.
Mass of the Angels will take place on Wednesday at 11.30am, followed by burial in the new cemetery, Rathkeale.
Countless tributes have poured in on rip.ie
“I’m so sorry to hear about your beautiful boy. This is just heartbreaking. My thoughts are with his loving family and all his relatives at this very sad time. May his gentle soul Rest in Peace,” wrote one.
Another person said: “I can only imagine the pain and sadness at losing your beautiful little boy. May God give ye strength to face his journey to eternal peace.”
The vehicle involved in the collision which claimed Peter’s life failed to remain at the scene.
A male driver of the vehicle, aged in his 30s, was subsequently arrested at a different location by gardaí on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
The mm was conveyed to a garda station in County Limerick for the purposes of providing a blood/urine evidential sample. He has since been released pending analysis of the evidential sample.
The garda investigation is ongoing.